Applications under this job opportunity announcement will be considered under external competitive procedures only. This vacancy is also being advertised under merit promotion procedures as 23-SSB-12037575-ST-DS which can be accessed at http://jobsearch.USAJOBS.gov/ This is a Term Appointment, initial appointment is not to exceed 13 months . Term Appointments may be extended up to a total of 4 years.

Duties

This job opportunity is for a Pipefitter and is located in the Facilities Operations Unit, Facilities Management Section, Support Services Branch (SSB) of the U.S. Census Bureau's National Processing Center (NPC). The purpose of this position is to provide steam fitting, operating engineer duties, and occasional Boiler Relief operating duties. This position is included in the bargaining unit. The individual selected for this position will: Install, modify, and repair new and existing high-pressure piping systems and equipment such as steam heating, steam generation, hydraulic systems, steam generators, flash and expansion tanks, condensate, vacuum, circulating pumps, and radiators; Work from building plans, blueprints, and sketches to plan and lay out the routing, placement, pitch, elevation, pressure reduction, expansion, and operation of various piping systems and equipment; Locate problems in high- and low-pressure piping systems and equipment; Participate in maintaining an inventory including make, model, or other identifiers as well as stock on hand of parts/supplies equipment used in the work; Operate forklift and load/unload trucks when needed and operate Scissor lift s and articulating boom lifts to make repairs to equipment and systems. Provide Boiler Relief Operator duties during steam production season; TOUR OF DUTY: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. An Alternate Work Schedule will be available aft er 6 months. Alternate Work Schedule is an 80-hour biweekly basic work requirement that is scheduled in less than 10 days; i.e., eight 9-hourdays/nights, one 8-hour day/night, and one day off . This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Requirements

Qualifications

Note to current NPC employees: If you are a current NPC employee and are selected from this announcement, this selection will change your type of appointment to a Term Appointment. At the end of this Term Appointment, your employment with NPC will end. You will be required to re-compete for any permanent positions. In some cases, you may be eligible for reinstatement. Applying for Reinstatement may allow former federal employees to reenter the Federal competitive service workforce without competing with the general public. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations, (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Contacts

• Address National Processing Center 1201 East 10th Street Jeffersonville, IN 47132 US
• Name: Deborah Santana
• Phone: 812-218-2604
• Email: [email protected]